Along East Main Street, beneath a line of maple trees, runs Fairground Drive, which in the early twentieth century formed part of the northern loop of a racetrack where horse and automobile racing took place, and within whose oval loop the County Fair was held until it moved to the Court House and adjacent area. When the high school was erected in 1923 where Waverly Jr. High School now stands, there was no road, so the County Highway Department built one from Fairground Drive to the school, and high school boys hauled gravel from the creek to surface it; in time it became Highway #70. In those days Main Street was only a dirt road, and the city limits stood at what is now Simpson Street, where there was no street, only a swinging bridge for pedestrians. In 1912 Waddell Lucas Sr. planted rows of maple trees on each side of Main Street, creating an archway that shaded the street and became both a source of beauty for citizens and a notable attraction for travelers, so that Waverly became widely known for its rows of maples. Over time, many of the trees were destroyed or badly damaged by cars crashing into them, but the City began replacing them, with replanting to be completed early in 2004.